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Julia and the IslandDirected by Vera Kelman, Brooklyn, NY, 16:35, World Premiere!

When Julia Kolesnikova, a young Russian-American aspiring writer, begins to feel trapped in her unfulfilling job in New York City, she gets the nudge she needs to follow her dreams from a very unlikely source.

Queens of Coney IslandDirected by Stephanie Cherng, 5:32, World Premiere!

Two former lovers seek closure for a turbulent relationship they once were in. Through grief and loneliness, Celina confronts her past. The film explores being an Asian-American in the LGTBQ+ community.

The Blurry World of Marcello CasagrandeDirected by Marco Gozzo, Sunnyside, NY, 16:00, New York City Premiere!

An off-Broadway actor in his forties, after years of success on the New York scene, is going through a middle age crisis. Marcello is stuck between the present where he is acting in others people dramas and the past where a lost love is the safe haven from the daily life. Will the talented Italian actor move to the next chapter of his life or will his nostalgia take over him? The Blurry World of Marcello Casagrande is a suigeneris existential drama that pays homage to the magical realism of Federico Fellini's 8 1/2.

NormalDirected by Olise Forel, USA, 2:50, Music Video, World Premiere!

Normal is happy Pop/jazz fusion music video about a fun relationship that is different and not boring. Gina worked with another talented artist , videographer Olise Forel, as she kind of had an idea for the storyline visuals while he executed them perfectly. Scenes were shot in one day all in around Brooklyn with the final scenes filmed on Coney Island. This was Gina’s first song from a six song EP she released on June 1st with the video following up a week later on June the 8th.